Ratty Looking Videos

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September 11, 2025
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I recently posted a video to YouTube that I wasn't proud of. The video looked choppy and low resolution even though it was rendered in 4K.

I am seeing the same thing again as I try to edit my new video.

Everything looks good when I edit a still image, even when I manually drag the cursor along. However, when I hit the play button everything looks ratty. I have Premiere Elements 2020. I have a Dell 8940 with a 4K monitor.

Robert 0901

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Steve Grisetti

Legend

What are the specs (resolution and frame rate) of your source video and where did this video come from?

Premiere Elements does not work with 3840x2160 video at 60 or more fps.

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robert_0901Author

Participating Frequently

Thanks for your reply.

I'm seeing this issue even on the slideshow portion of my video.

My video capture is Flashback Express MPEG 3728x1880 60fps. It never looked this bad before.

Is there a newer version that supports 4K?

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Bill Sprague

Community Expert

My video capture is Flashback Express MPEG 3728x1880 60fps. It never looked this bad before.

By @robert_0901

Screen capture for video editing can be tricky. To get viewing quality the capture settings, video project settings, output settings and YouTube's requirements need to match. A very good standard is to have it all in 1080p60 using the H.264 codec. Without knowing I'm going to guess that your capture setting might also be "interlaced" and it needs to be "progressive".

Sorry if it may seem a "technical" but it is necessary in all video editing programs.

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